Handball Bundesliga: Hamburg before the final of the European Cup participation

Handball Bundesliga
Hamburger before the final of the European Cup participation

The Bundesliga handball players of HSV Hamburg are running out of breath in the final sprint for sixth place and the associated participation in the European League. After the 32:36 defeat on Wednesday at Füchsen Berlin, the Hanseatic League must definitely win the last home game of the season on Sunday (3:30 p.m. / Sky) against MT Melsungen. In any case, a draw or a defeat against the North Hesse would mean the end of European dreams for coach Torsten Jansen’s team.

But even with a win, the HSVH would not be on the safe side, but would be dependent on the support of TVB Stuttgart against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. If Lower Saxony, who beat TSV GWD Minden on Thursday 32:19, score a point against the Swabians, they will play sixth in the table next year in the European Cup.

Against Berlin, the lack of change options became noticeable, especially towards the end of the game. The Hamburgers started without the injured Johannes Bitter, Jacob Lassen, Nicolai Theilinger and Dominik Axmann. In the 52nd minute, playmaker Dani Baijens saw the red card after his third time penalty. The dynamic of the Dutchman was missing from the game of Hamburg.

“You can’t blame us for fighting,” said backcourt player Leif Tissier after the game on Sky. “But the many technical errors break our necks.” The young Hamburg goalkeeper Alexander Pinski experienced a special moment. Following the red card against Baijens, the 20-year-old saved a seven-meter shot by Bundesliga record scorer Hans Lindberg.

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